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Eric Sogge
A Northwest native, Eric Sogge returned to the West Coast after attending Harvard, serving in the Marines, and working in the banking industry in New York City. Though he had his choice of Northwest cities, Eric chose Portland for its cooperative spirit, which he has proudly supported for more than 30 years.
"Portland is a community with a good handle on how to keep things working and moving along," Eric explains. "It's still a civilized place that hasn't split itself into bickering factions. For the most part, Portlanders understand the value of working well together." As a lawyer who specializes in mergers and acquisitions and corporate, financial, and real estate transactions, Eric appreciates the importance of working in concert with clients. Eric's accomplishments as a business lawyer are directly related to his open approach with clients and his ability to guide business owners through the thicket of codes and regulations of transactional work. He enjoys a reputation for fairness and integrity, and his quiet, confident demeanor helps multiple interested parties see their way through complex business deals. For a number of years, he has been an active member of the Negotiated Acquisitions Committee of the American Bar Association and had a hand in its most recent publication, the three-volume Model Asset Purchase Agreement. He now serves on the committee's task force for the revision of the Model Stock Purchase Agreement. Eric joined Kell, Alterman & Runstein in 1981. As a Portland lawyer, he knew of the firm's reputation as local problem-solvers and behind-the-scenes advocates. He also identified with the founders' community focus. "Community work really got their juices flowing," he says, "and I liked that." He also enjoys the independent spirit and commitment to the future displayed by his clients, who range from small-business owners and managers to hands-on executives in multinational commerce—the people who are intimately involved in the transactions he oversees. "Guiding clients toward their long-term goals is at the core of the lawyering I like to do," he explains. Fitting for a lawyer who helps clients understand the big picture and the long view, Eric spends much of his free time gardening, another field that requires equal parts patience and perspective. "My wife and I enjoy seeing the whole garden unfold," he says, tracing their involvement from plowing and amending the soil to maintaining a three-bin composting operation. "It keeps us grounded." Professional and civic activities Oregon State Bar American Bar Association: Negotiated Acquisitions Committee Oregon State Bar: Antitrust Trade Regulation, Business Law, and Real Estate & Land Use Sections American Bar Association: Antitrust Law, Business Law, and International Law Sections Multnomah Bar Association Oregon Association of Nurseries Oregon Law Review, Executive Editor, 1971-72 Admitted to practice Oregon U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Education A.B., Harvard College, 1964 J.D., University of Oregon School of Law, 1972 Back to top of page 
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